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Groovy Recipes Greasing the Wheels of Java

Groovy is a dynamic language that compiles to bytecode and runs on the JVM, just like Java. Its goals are to remove much of the overhead that Java programmers put up with in their daily coding....

0 replies - 3521 views - 10/06/09 by clark98108 in Book Reviews

Grails in Action

Since I’ve followed Glen Smith’s blog and Peter Ledbrook’s work for months, I had high expectations for this book. At the end, I experienced no dissatisfaction....

3 replies - 3709 views - 09/03/09 by Alessio Spadaro in Book Reviews

Book Review - Grails: A Quick Start Guide

I have to admit that, when Dave Klein approached me about taking a look at Grails: A Quick Start Guide (known in Twitter circles as GQuick), the first thought that entered my mind was “Oh man,...

5 replies - 3713 views - 08/05/09 by Matt Stine in Book Reviews

Book Giveaway: Grails In Action Exclusive Chapter Download

DZone and Manning Publications have partnered to bring you an exclusive chapter from 'Grails in Action' (by Glen Smith and Peter Ledbrook). This chapter covers...

8 replies - 2601 views - 07/27/09 by lyndsey in Articles

Book Review:Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java

Chapter 1, Introduction, as the name implied introduces you to Groovy, and also gives a road map of what you will be reading in this book. Chapter 2, Getting Started, shows you how to...

2 replies - 4610 views - 04/01/08 by Meera Subbarao in Book Reviews

Reviews: Getting Started with Grails, Rails for Java Developers and Groovy Recipes

Two weeks ago, I mentioned a number of books I was hoping to read to get up to speed on Rails and Grails quickly. Over the last two weeks, I was able to...

2 replies - 4009 views - 02/09/08 by Matt Raible in News